Bryan Paxton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Thu, 2002-02-07 at 23:05, Steve Fox wrote: > > Sorry if this has been discussed before, but why is the default security > > level low? I would think medium should be default since the help text > > recommends it for any Internet connected computer. I'm doing an expert > > install. > > I agree it should be at level 3 (medium)... Haven't actually installed > mdk in a while (update manually), this is disappointing to hear that > it's been at level 2 (a very insecure level).
level 2 is not a very insecure level AFAIK, there's not much difference between level 2 and 3 with current msec. The major differences: - X port 6000 is closed in level 3 (and i won't accept a default install which breaks xhost +foobox) - ssh-server allows login as root in level 2
